Sample Website Plan: The Social Momentum Content Farm

Today we’d like to share a sample plan that is completely based on user feedback. These take time to get started, but you’ll have a lot of fun running a website like this: it grows on its own like a plant!

Once you reach a certain level of engagement with people, you’ll have plenty to do and almost zero cost for your content (until the host requires an upgrade to suit the site traffic needs).

Key things to remember:

If it is too difficult to use your website, people will probably not want to use your submission buttons. Here are a few other things to remember:

If your site has too much going on, people will be too distracted.

Stick to 1 message for best clarity in communicating your message. People have a short attention span online.

If your site loads beyond 3 seconds (Google for a free site speed test) then your visitors may be less likely to submit anything to your site.

If your site is fast, the submission is VERY FAST and EASY, they will return to use it again.

Visitors must first like the website before committing to commenting.

It may take a few visits and 5+ minutes to create an engaged user who likes your site – there are no hard figures here. Give them your best content and suggest it like a chain (use Related Posts WP plugin, for example).

Use good videos, great sound, great text, great layout, fast loading, great logo, clear pictures, bigger pictures, etc.

Communicate

Communicate the purpose of your website quickly and provide the best content first, followed by 2 and 3 more best content pages that take a good 3-5 minutes to read.

Use great spacing, tab lists, info graphics and videos spread throughout to engage people and get them comfortable using a new website they have never heard of!

The key to the social momentum content farm is to ensure there is an easy-to-use submission section – because its growth depends on submissions, this is what you’ll need to focus on. Each week, you’ll continue to encourage people to participate in growing your website by submitting original content!